First-time claims for unemployment rose to 4,767 for the week ending Saturday. That’s up from the 4,280 claims that were reported for the week ending Sept. 12, says the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Construction and retail saw increases in the number of unemployment claims. The number of people who continued to receive unemployment was 60,797, above the 35,542 who were receiving unemployment during the week ending Sept. 20, 2008.
Initial state unemployment claims rise
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